Justus Hiddes Halbertsma | |
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| Born | 23 October 1789 Grou, Netherlands |
| Died | 27 February 1869 (aged 79) Deventer, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Minister, linguist, poet, writer |
| Language | West Frisian, Dutch |
| Nationality | Western Frisian |
| Citizenship | Dutch |
| Period | 19th century |
| Genre | Poetry, short stories, non-fiction |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Years active | 1822–1869 |
| Notable works | Rimen en Teltsjes Lexicon Frisicum |
| Spouse |
Johanna Iskjen Hoekema
(m. 1816; died 1847) |
| Children | 5 |
Justus Hiddes Halbertsma (West Frisian: Joast Hiddes Halbertsma [joǝst ˈhɪdəs ˈhɔlbǝtsma]; Dutch: Joost Hiddes Halbertsma [joːst ˈɦɪdəs ˈɦɑlbǝrtsmaː]; 23 October 1789 – 27 February 1869)[1][2][3] was a Frisian writer, poet, minister, lexicographer and linguist.[4] Today, he is primarily known for the poetry and short story collection De Lapekoer fan Gabe Skroar, which he wrote with his brother Eeltsje, publishing the first edition in 1822.[5][6] Afterwards, this work was continually expanded, and also came to include contributions by a third brother, Tsjalling, until all the Halbertsma Brothers' prose and poetry was posthumously collected in 1871 to become the famous work Rimen en Teltsjes.[7][6] Although the literary value of this collection was later disputed by some critics,[8] it is undeniable that Rimen en Teltsjes played a role of crucial importance in the development of a new literary tradition after Western Frisian had been used almost exclusively as a spoken language for three centuries.[6][9]